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Chapter 5: Do You Want to Die?

I was in that dream again.

Grass wet with dew brushed against my bare legs as I glided quickly through the meadow, barely feeling the ground beneath my feet. My eyes were scanning for another glimpse of the majestic creature I’d just gained sight of a moment ago before it bound between two large pine trees.

I knew if I followed the gorgeous white pony further into the woods, I would run into him again.

“Don’t touch me!” He raised his voice, but he didn’t sit up, and his arms lay limp at his side. He wore a mask over his face. Only his onyx black eyes were visible to me.

“Do you want to die?” I retorted as I inspected his body for wounds.

“…I don’t care,” he replied quietly.

My hands paused. For some reason, his words broke my heart a little, even though he’d almost killed me just now.

I lifted my gaze to meet his. His eyes were so deep, so dark, like infinite wells, and I feared that if I spent too much time looking into them, I might not be able to extricate myself from their depths.

“Well, I do, okay?” I said. “My father would yell at me if he finds out I left someone bleeding to death in the wild! Relax. l’

m just going to bandage up these wounds.”

He grunted a bit when I lifted him off of the ground, but he didn’t fight back anymore.

Silence filled the air, and I felt I had to say something, so I started with the basic question. “What’s your name?”

He looked at me with those dark eyes and answered, “I don’t have one.”

“Really? That’s strange, because I don’t have one either.”

He cocked his head to the side and gave me a look that was a cross between confused and annoyed.

“It’s true. People just call me girl.”

“Girl?” he repeated.

“That’s right. Girl,” I gave him a big smile. My father had told me that smiles were one of the most effective ways to make friends.

But instead of returning a smile back to me, he almost seemed a bit uncomfortable and moved his gaze away from mine. “And what are you doing out here in the woods all alone?” he asked.

“Um…“ | tapped on my chin. “Have you heard of the Sun Blossom flower?”

His eyes widened slightly, and I could see that he had heard of it.

I continued, “You know, the flower that grows on the side of the mountains. I’ve heard they’re beautiful, and smell won

WI

derful. That’s why I came. My friend was leading me there…”

“Your friend?” he glanced around immediately, his tone

wary.

“Yes, my new friend. A little white pony…”

He let out a breath of relief, and then said matter-of-fact ly. “Those flowers, they’re not easy to get.”

“My mother also said it was a fool’s errand.” | rested my hands in my lap. “But I love flowers. Don’t you?”

He shrugged and looked down at the ground.

then, the fire was suddenly extinguished. His whole body was

unnervingly silent, and I

| couldn’t stop the

“Is something the matter?”

looked up in shock, my mouth agape as he stood in

just happened?”

was a beautiful Sun Blos som flower in full bloom, its

said, handing the flower to me. “So I got

I stared at the flower.

seep in all around me again until it was nearly pitch black.

I shouted, wishing I

and that was when I

into the fabric of my pants, and the smell

was

I shouted. “Are you

looked at me. I could see the whites of the eyes behind his mask, but in

had stopped, but the blood continued

realized he was dead and that

lungs were heaving and my heart was pounding out of my chest as my eyes

a moment to remember where I was. Brushing my hand over my face, I sat up in bed and looked at the fig ures of the other girls sleeping in twin beds across the

Right. The palace.

happened yesterday in the prince’s office. It was no wonder i’d had such a bloody version of my recurring dream

the curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was still quite early. It was unlikely that anyone else would be

go back to sleep. Not

to the gar den for

deeply,

proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in my heart. I would find a way to make it through this trial to get back to

a particularly beautiful rosebush. The blooms were a soft pink with traces of white, and they smelled divine. I paused to

going to be all right. I just knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I

noises caught my attention and they

sound of something crashing hard to

I heard what I thought were

another, and I immediately recognized one of

attacked… again. Really, how hated was he that

was clearly gaining an upper hand, I decided it would be best to get back inside. But as I began to move, I stepped

Shoot!

the bushes, I tried to hide myself, praying neither of them noticed me, but it was

by me and ended shortly. Just then, I heard a familiar voice

it on my

way, he wouldn’t recognize me as

was hard. His dark eyes

My eyes immediately went to his chest, but

footsteps on the path behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone would come along and spare me

okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as

here?” Instead of replying to his

Your Highness,” I

Obviously, he didn’t buy it. “You may look a mess, but I remember

he might like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn how to cook for

night.” His voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed over me. “Let me make this clear. Leave

him, “But the king’s order

him to get away?” | as

glanced at me and dared not to

a step closer to me, and

me, I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words were